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Filipinos need to kill their cultural demons in order to kill their real enemies

June 22, 2017June 23, 2017 benign0 8 Comments

Filipinos need to “unite” to solve their big macro national problems. Yet Filipinos, unfortunately, are a people pulled in different directions. We have Yellowtards versus Dutertards, the masses versus the oligarchs, Christians versus Muslims, and Imperial Manila versus the rest of the country among other battles being waged that are ripping Philippine society apart. Adding…

Culture, Development, Education, Society

Before you ask the President “where is the change?” ask yourself if you have changed

June 22, 2017June 22, 2017 Ilda 19 Comments

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s critics are getting impatient. “Where is the change that he promised?” they ask. After a year in office, his fiercest critics are reminding him of the promises he made before the election. For instance, they cite his promise to end criminality within three to six months after election. It’s quite laughable…

Crime, Government, Society

Here is why Duterte’s critics want him dead…

June 18, 2017 benign0 16 Comments

The harshest critics of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte have in recent days exhibited again the abject darkness of their character. Speculation on the health of the president following his conspicuous absence from this year’s Independence Day ceremony at the Rizal Park on the 12th June reached fever pitch as Netizens from the usual camps fielded…

Crime, Culture

Duterte critics who wish him dead have no respect for human rights

June 17, 2017 Ilda 10 Comments

Members of the Philippine Liberal Party and their supporters are feeling a sense of schadenfreude lately. They delight in the thought that President Rodrigo Duterte could be sick. Some of them even claim that he is in a coma. Apparently, someone has been spreading the rumor that he is in a coma. This was after Duterte decided…

Culture, Politics

Senator Cynthia Villar is correct: Eating too much rice is bad for the health

June 16, 2017June 16, 2017 Ilda 38 Comments

Philippine Senator Cynthia Villar drew some flak for suggesting that Filipinos limit their rice consumption. She thinks banning “unlimited rice” (or “unli-rice”) offerings in restaurants would be a good start. It was a preposterous idea, some say. “Who is she to tell us how much rice we eat?”, others asked in disgust. Then there were…

Culture, Lifestyle

Filipinos need to make a choice: Bomb Marawi City to the ground or sustain more military casualties

June 15, 2017June 15, 2017 benign0 16 Comments

The battle for Marawi City is degrading into a protracted stalemate between Philippine government troops and Maute terrorists holed up in buildings in the city centre. Though clearly enjoying superior firepower and logistical support, the Philippine military’s progress in retaking Marawi has tapered off. Despite sustaining heavy aerial bombardment, the enemy has proven difficult to…

Culture, Government, Society, The South

Criticising Duterte for skipping Independence Day rites is futile: Ph is not truly independent!

June 14, 2017June 14, 2017 Ilda 13 Comments

Current Philippine Vice President Leni Robredo’s public relations team or, shall we say, propaganda machine is working overtime. They found an opportunity to try and put her image in a good light after President Rodrigo Duterte decided to skip the 119th commemoration of Philippine Independence Day. Photos of her in salute pose during the recent ceremony…

Government, Politics

A delusion of “peace” led to the destruction of Marawi City

June 13, 2017June 13, 2017 benign0 2 Comments

I don’t want war. All I want is peace. Peace. Peace! A little piece of Poland, a little piece of France A little piece of Portugal and Austria perchance A little slice of Turkey and all that that entails Und then a piece of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales A little nip of Norway, a…

Development, Society, The South